Life Supreme — Page 36
LIFE SUPREME 39 of well-being. Tranquility of mind is our goal so it is essential not to allow financial problems to undermine our spiritual equilibrium. . We should place our faith and trust in Allah and be thankful that through Ahmadiyyat we possess immortal wealth which is more valuable than all the gold in the world. . There were but a few dates in the home of the Holy Prophet. Muhammad (peace be on him) at the time of his death and the. Promised Messiah possessed only one rupee shortly before his demise. . The tranquil spirit will enable a person to maintain a cheerful and bright countenance despite his financial difficulties. . TIREDNESS. A tired person is not usually in the best of humour and his nerves are inclined to become on edge and he may easily give way to petty annoyances. Tiredness is a signal for the spiritual wayfarer to be on the alert and to give special attention to his words and actions. . ABUSE, SLANDER, SARCASM. These are verbal weapons used by malevolent persons who want to derogate, traduce and deride other people. . The person anxious to cultivate the tranquil spirit must learn to remain calm and poised in the presence of his detractors. It demands a high degree of self-control but he who is determined to master himself will ultimately succeed in the attainment of his aspiration. . Whenever any of the preceding circumstances confront a person he should immediately guard himself against being adversely influenced and thereby lose to some extent his spiritual poise. These are the times when he must remain calm and relaxed; and each time he succeeds he will add a brick to his spiritual fortress untill eventually his general demeanour will become extraordinarily magnetic. . There are hundreds of little things in life over which people are liable to become upset. Disapproval of something is quite in order; but its uncontrolled expression is out of order. What upsets A may not upset B; and what upsets B may not upset A. A list of some common daily occurrences likely to test the patience of a person now